Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

[WineSucks]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Hi Everyone.....Tipps invited me to join this thread today, after I gave in to the drink last night...so here I am. Count me in! I'm trying to figure out how much L-Glut I should be taking.

DoggyGirl gave me some really good advice tonight so I wanted to share. She suggested that I actually start working a program (either MWO or Women for Sobriety) instead of floundering around trying to figure it out on my own. This is what I need to do.

So here is to 30 days (and more)....I also have a Thread called "All I want is 30 Days AF" so please join us over there as well.

Onward and Upward....ex-winos!

[RingingCedars]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Hope everyone's going well this evening. No bouncing as I was a little too exuberant with some stretches today and pulled a muscle. So I hit the sauna and then out for an ice cream. Not gonna lose weight that way! Another AF day down though.

[Irie]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

BBQ done, lots of family members drinking, but I didn't have a drop. No one even noticed, and tonight I can honestly say I didn't have a bit of trouble. I know it won't always be this easy, but tonight it was! I hope the rest of you are having a good night, too.

I'm glad to see you here. WS. I've followed your 30 day AF thread and I really relate to you. I think you and I have a lot in common in our struggles with wine... gaining control only to lose it again. I hope this will be the start of a really good month for all of us.

[Queenbug]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Hey Tipper-less...thank you for starting this...I hit my very first 10 days then decided (was definately a stupid decision) that I could just have a glass of the demon red! What was I thinking?!?! Anyoldhoos...instead of hiding again for months I've decided to get back to it...armed and ready to hit my 50th birthday without my red wine barrel belly....joined a gym a while ago and been pretty useless in getting there, but have summer break now so going to go and get my money's worth...
Glad you lot are about x

[looking for peace]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

I said I would post no matter what. Sad to say I had 3 drinks yesterday. Don't know why. I'm feeling fine physically this morning, but I am ashamed. Getting back on the horse today.

[RingingCedars]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Good for you Irie. I had a social opportunity yesterday and vaguely entertained the thought-it was so hot-but resisted.
Nice to see you Queenie--I remember we were twins in chat some time ago. Good for you for coming back.
LFP-let's keep our goals and plans forefront this day and ride!
How was your evening Tipperless? (did you bounce?)
ODAT

[Tipplerette]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

No, like you I didn't bounce as a friend dropped over. She gave me quite the hard time about not drinking but my cool drink was a lot more refreshing than the wine she insisted on having. I noticed at the end of the evening (we went on a motorcycle ride to an outdoor patio on the Ottawa River) she had "dulled out" and was very 'stoned' looking. Last week that would've been me.

I was reading an article in the newspaper this morning describing what happens to our bodies when we are lethargic and get no exercise for a few days. Boy our systems really do suffer. Just doing a bit every day makes the world of difference to our muscles, metabolism, bones, etc. So no more excuses.

Looking for Peace, thanks for fessing up. Back at it. You are an integral part of this thread and I look forward to your next post. Sure creeps up on you, doesn't it. Before you know it you're hoisting a glass of alki to your lips... know that feeling well.

Tips

[Coco-Nut]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Good morning - I hope everyone is feeling chipper and ready to keep their goals through the coming weekend! Remember - Bounce, BOUNCE, BOUNCE!!

[WineSucks]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Just wanted to stop in and say hi to everyone. Day No. 2 for me, after a major screw-up but the past is done! Looking For Peace and Queen....at least you are back, posting and ready to start again. I think eventually it has to kick-in. Right now, it's about 110 degrees where I am and I'm watching my neighbors sit by the pool and drinking....it is so humid here that it's actually dangerous! I'm so glad I'm not out there with them (as I would have been). I'm sitting in my air-conditioned family room, chatting with you fine people and getting ready to order Sushi!

Hope everyone has a great evening and a great sober day tomorrow!

[Irie]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Hi everyone. Home from a stressful day at work (my usual great excuse to pour a glass of wine) but got past that, and now dinner is over and I'm sipping tea and feeling very safe for the night. Yeah!! Two nights down!

I need to take a page from those of you who are getting your exercise in. I'm so on again, off again! I'll get a treadmill or Zumba or Bowflex habit going for a while (or some combination of those three) but then drop it. I need to get more consistent.

[Irie]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Friday morning, the start of day 3 for me. It's so early in this challenge, but I feel like I'm hitting the first HUGE hurdle - the weekend! I don't know why it seems like it's going to be so hard, because I've been a daily drinker for years. It's not like I ever waited for the weekends to drink, although I certainly started earlier in the day!

I think it's that I always told myself I shouldn't drink on work nights, but that it was okay on the weekend, so I have to admit to a certain amount of longing....and it's only 5 in the morning! This is going to be tough!!!

[RingingCedars]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Good morning Jaguars! I was playing with the words July/August trying to find a word for our group. We will be strong and stealthy when it comes to the beast AL and not become extinct at it's hand? Dunno--give it a thought.
Yes to the weekend without AL. Yes to moving on to the next day without AL. Typically many of us will be feeling quite good with no AL for 3/4/more days in our system and that is when I think oh yes time to "allow" myself some wine. But I've made a commitment to myself and you folks so let's put our resolves together and kick it for another day!

[Tipplerette]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Hey Jaguars, great name RC.. here's a tip that seems to be working for me with regard to the daily exercise. Each morning I get up, read the paper, do the crossword, then get on the computer.. time then slips by and before I know it, it's time to start work and I have not bounced. From experience I realize that if I don't exercise in the morning, it 'aint' happening in the afternoon or evening especially since we have been having 40 degree celcius heat. So I put a banner on my computer screen saver that says, "No Computer Until you Bounce for 20 minutes.." When I check the computer to start my endless browsing, reading and posting, it stops me dead in my tracks and I get the bouncing 'over with'. Works for me... nothing else did.

Have a great day and let's keep at it.

Tips

[RingingCedars]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Jumping Jaguars Good strategy with the bouncing TipperLess. My rebounder is in my store and it is air conditioned--but it would be nice to have a bit of similar motivation to yours. I will set my cell alarm for starters. Have a good one!

[Coco-Nut]

Did 17 Days in June and Miss the Feeling !!

Good Morning! I for one wouldn't dream of trying to exercise on my own - that simply would never happen. I workout over lunch hour at the gym down the street from my work. Organized classes only!

If I try to do anything on my own I find that as soon as I get a little tired, I just STOP!